Meeting 2

Will you come?

 A. Understanding
Invitation is one of the part of business. It usually
becomes an annual activity in business. In celebrating
company’s birth day for example, the company has to
invite other companies to come to attend the
celebration. as a result, a staff or businessman has to
understand how to invite someone in a good and
polite way. Besides, knowing how to accept or decline
the invitation is also important. in this meeting you will
know how to do that!
Remember!
When you have or make an invitation you should feel
comfortable in making and replying to invitation.
 B. Dialogue
(Gretchen is a staff of Mr. William. He is purpose to
tell it to Mr. William that he has an invitation)
Let’s see the dialogue below:
Gretchen : “(Knocking the door ) Good Morning, Mr.
William. May I come in?”
William : “Good morning, Gretchen. Of course. How
can I help you?”
Gretchen : “Well, Mr. William. You have an invitation
from GR’s company to attend their party in
opening their new branch office next week
in California.”
 Continued…
William : “Well, I think I don’t have any important
meeting next week.”
Gretchen : “Alright sir. So you are able to come to the
party?”
William : “Yes, just tell them that a will come.”
Gretchen : “Alright sir, I will reply their invitation and
tell them that you are able to come.”
William : “Ok. Gretchen. Thank you.”
Gretchen : “You are welcome sir. Is there anything
else that I can help?”
William : “No, thank you. You can be back to your
room Gretchen.”
Gretchen : “Alright, Sir.”
 C. Phrases
Making an invitation
 I’d like to invite you to have dinner this morning
 Would you like to come to my birthday party next week
 do you want to join us on……
Accepting
 thank you, it’s my pleasure to attend
 thank you I’d love to come
 sure, I’ll come
Refusing
 I am sorry, I have other plan
 It sounds like fun but I am really busy
 that would be nice, but unfortunately I’ll be out of time…
D. Example of invitation letter
 Exercise
Complete the sentences with the words from the box!
1. I’d like that Unfortunately I leave
very early in the morning
2. That’s very of you. I’d that very much
3. Thank you, that be very interesting
4. it is nice of you to me, but I already have an
tonight. I am sorry about that
5. Another perhaps
6. I’d like thank you very much

-time –kind –but –have to –would –invite –appointment – that -like

 E. Practice
Choose one situation and create the dialogue!
1. Jack invites his boss, Mr. Smith, to come to
his anniversary and his boss accepts the
invitation.
2. Daniel has received an invitation for his
Boss, Ms. Nadia, from Mayora company to
attend the meeting the day after tomorrow to
discuss about their new cooperation, and
your boss refuses the invitation, because he
is going to have a party with his family.
 F. Vocabulary
Inivtation : Undangan
Invite : Mengundang
Accept : Menerima
Decline : Menolak
Reply : Menjawab
Attend : Menghadiri
Appointment : Janji
Cooperation : Kerja sama
Refuse : Menolak